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Nasal Rhinosporidiosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Ngamdu YB
1
, Ngadda HA
2
, Kodiya AM
1
, Sandabe MB
1
, Isa A
1
, Garandawa HI
1
Department of ENT Surgery
1
and Department of Histopathology
2
; University of Maiduguri/University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. YB Ngamdu
Email: ybugam@yahoo.com
Received:
11-OCT-2013
Accepted:
08-JAN-2014
Published Online:
20-JAN-2014
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2014.0007
Abstract
Rhinosporidiosis is a rare infective chronic granulomatous lesion cause by Rhinosporidium seeberi, which is endemic in some part of Asia, although sporadic cases seen in America, Europe and Africa. The lesion presents as a soft tissue mass of the nose (primary site), eye and urethra. The organism is difficult to culture and the diagnosis is based on microscopy and histological examination of the lesion. Nasal rhinosporidiosis is uncommon disease in our environment which mimics neoplasm in its clinical features. We report a case of nasal rhinosporidiosis in an 18 year old male rural farmer from North Eastern Nigeria.
Keywords :
Rhinosporidiosis, Nasal Obstruction, Paranasal sinuses, Spores, Smell.
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